MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade M35-1 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 5155 Steel

Grade M35-1 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5155 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-1 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5155 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 59.8 to 74
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040